Some Housekeeping....

Mike was transferring some photos off of the camera and on to our portable hard drive. I looked again at a BUNCH of pictures that we meant to post but haven't had the stamina. Many of them are from the hospital, and most of those are from 5A. There are only so many photos you can take of a baby laying in a crib in an ICU room ya know. There are also some pictures of some recent outings, get togethers, little everyday things that we appreciate so so much more it seems....

here are some of them:

Here are a couple more of Paigey in the ER at Unity. We were reluctant to put them up before because we know she looks (and is) pretty sick in these...that being said, there are pics and video of her looking (and being) worse. I'll promise you now, they will never be shared on this blog.

Resting in 5C (PICU)

Cuddling with Dad and Bunny in the PICU.



Getting transferred to general peds floor. Paige was diagnosed h1n1 by this point, so she needed to wear a mask for the trip. We grabbed...er...aquired a few extra as we left the hospital that Paigey likes to play with.



Big rosey cheeks...so what if they are from a fever! Laugh all you want about the tape job. The LAST thing we wanted was to re-place another NG tube.



Wearing her potty as a hat. FRESH potty by the way....




Doing her best to play with an oxygen cannula in her nose and a board on her arm so her IV would stay open. I actually really like these pictures because she looks like such a baby...sigh....

Mid-week and ready to try solid food again.




Funny faces.






Once Paige was feeling better the thing that was the hardest to deal with was her messed up schedule. She would be up very late into the night (duh, mom and dad were 10 feet away and she KNEW it..) and it was difficult to nap during the day with an IV, oxygen meter, people coming in and out...sigh...We grabbed her "Jackson" blanket for her after she was admitted to the hospital...It seemed to be a big comfort for her...after this ordeal I'd say its is her official blankey...

Oh! and YES, I took the blanket off of her face after I took the photo.



We were kind of all going a little nuts by the time we were discharged. I can't even guarantee that Mike is talking to anyone on that phone.....



FINALLY she was allowed to get out of BED....even with all the fabulous toys that the "family life" group was able to provide Paige preferred to play with the curtains. She could only move 5 or 6 feet away from the crib, so I guess it was just as well.




Freshening up to come home.

The day we went home happened to be turtle derby day! We spent just a few (10 tops) minutes enjoying the races. We got out JUST in time to see the PICU turtle win her race! Different groups within the hospital sponsor the turtles and they came up with some great names too, like:

Pond Biscuit
Slumturtle millionaire
Streptile
The negotiator (sponsored by the Union)
No delay (sponsored by patient transport)
Flash McFlurry (sponsored by Ronald McDonald House)
Code Brown (sponsored by the ER...can only guess why...)
Paycheck in a halfshell (employee services)
R2Dturtle
Stuffed (sponsored by nutrition services)
Drain surgeon
Diaper Dasher (sponsored by the children's clinic)
Angio-Fasty (sponsored by the cardiology pharmacy team)
Sign N Date (sponsored by credentialing)
Holy Mackerel (sponsored by spiritual health services)
Where's your ID (sponsored by security services)
Dribbles (sponsored by Urologic Surgery)
and (may favorite...)
Shell on Wheels

I'd like to participate in next years event....just not as a patient again.

That's about all for now. I'll update again later this week with more on Paigey's weight (hopefully) gain....and probably another picture or two.

-Jen